New Zealand vs Spain: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita

New Zealand
1,604
in 2023
Spain
1,673
in 2023
New Zealand rank
16th
Spain rank
14th

Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Spain
5007501.0k1.2k1.5k1.8k200020112023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1,673 against 1,604 in New Zealand, a difference of 69.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 16th and Spain ranks 14th of 213 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 1,490 607.02 883.37 New Zealand
2010s 1,554 1,007 547.34 New Zealand
2020s 1,544 1,429 114.39 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable electricity generating capacity per capita, New Zealand or Spain?
Spain, at 1,673 against 1,604 in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in renewable electricity generating capacity per capita between New Zealand and Spain?
69, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita?
New Zealand ranks 16th and Spain ranks 14th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

New Zealand vs Spain: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/renewable-electricity-generating-capacity-per-capita/new-zealand/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/renewable-electricity-generating-capacity-per-capita/new-zealand/spain/">New Zealand vs Spain: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 5,256 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed